Orange peeler



Dec. 3, 1935. 300 2,022,954

ORANGE PEELER Filed Nov. 21, 1934 Fran/T L. Cook,

GUM/MA;

Patented Dec. 3, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3Claiins.

This invention relates to an orange peeler, and it consists in the constructions, arrangement and combinations herein described and claimed.

It is an object of the invention to provide a tool of a simple nature which will permit the cutting and removal of the rind of an orange without the necessity of actually touching the meat of the orange.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a device of the character described which may be stamped from metal thus making the device saleable at a very' low cost.

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention will be apparent from the following description and accompanying drawing, wherein Figure l is a top plan view of my device, illustrating the first stage of cutting the rind of an orange.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof, partly in section. I

Figure 3 is a top plan view of my instrument, illustrating the first stage of removal of the rind.

Figure 4 is a similar view illustrating the manner of removing a severed portion of the rind.-

There is illustrated an instrument generally indicated at l0, including a fork-like body member H to which a handle I2 is afilxed. In the present instance, the handle I! is apertured as at I), and received the'shank l4 of the fork-like member.

The fork-like member ll comprises a pair of broad tines l5 and I8, these tines being extended from the shank ll in spaced relation providing anopen space therebetween. The tines lS-IB are given a slight curvature ascIearly seen in Figure 2, and the inner edge of the'tine I6 is proof the tine i8 is bevelled slightly to define a cutting edge I! which functions to make the initial break of the rind from the orange, as clearly A cutting blade 2| is struckdownwardly from I the body member II, and is positioned between the tines iB-IB. The blade 2! isof a length so as to penetrate the rind without materially cutting or severing the orange pulp. The blade II is integrally formed with the body and preferably is extended ina direction opposite the curvature of the tines lS-IO.

muse, the peeler II is graspedin such position "thatthebladellmaybeinsertedintotherind of an orange and this insertion is preferably made at an axial center and the peeler is then drawn circumferentially around the orange to a point diametrically opposite thereto. A similar incision is made spaced somewhat from the 5 first cut but meeting the first incision at the centers of the orange. The user now inserts the cutting edge Ill of the tine I6 beneath the rind at the center of the orange, as clearly shown in Figure 3. The rind will follow the trough 20 upon movement of the peeler lli theretoward. After the rind adjacent the center of the orange has been loosened sufiiciently, the peeler is withdrawn, and reversed so that the curved portions of the tines embrace the orange, with the strip 1 S of the rind disposed below the tine l5 and above the tine IS. The strip S may now be readily removed by giving a rocking movement to the peeler, the edge I! of the tine l6 serving to gently part the rind from the skin without 11a.-

bility of injury to the orange proper; Similar sections of rind may be removed until the entire rind has been removed.

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, I am aware that 25 structural changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I therefore consider-as my own, all such modifications as fairly fall within thescope of the appended claims.

I claim:-

1. An orange peeler comprising a. body member having a handle and a pair of parallel spaced tine members, a cutting blade formed at the base of and between the tine members and extended 35 at right angles thereto, one of said tine members having a bevelled point and an inner bevelled longitudinal edge.

2. An orange peeler comprising a body member having a handle and a pair of parallel spaced tine ,members, a cutting blade formed at the base of and between the tine members and exv tended at right angles thereto, one of said tine members having a bevelled point and a bevelled longitudinal edge, and said tine further having 45 a groove extending longitudinally inward from the point.

3. An orange peeler comprising a body member having a handle and a pair of parallel spaced curved tine members, a cutting blade formed at 50 the base of and between thetine members and extended at right angles thereto in a direction opposite the curvature of the tines, one of said tine members having a bevelled point and a bevelled longitudinal edge, and said tine further 5 having a groove extending longitudinally inward from thepoint.

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